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York Leaders Welcome Passage of Federal Firearms Legislation Amid Gun Violence Struggles

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Elected officials and community advocates in York are celebrating the first major national gun safety legislation in nearly three decades. WITF’s Anthony Orozco reports, leaders say federal funding can help put more power behind their efforts to curb shootings.

Read the full story at: https://www.witf.org/2022/09/26/york-leaders-welcome-firearm-legislation-as-the-city-struggles-with-gun-violence/

(Original air-date: 9/27/22)

Anthony Orozco is the Latino communities reporter for WITF. Anthony joined PA Post in May 2020 as a Report For America corps member and transitioned to WITF in August 2020. He has worked in central Pennsylvania as a journalist, poet and community organizer since graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Cincinnati in 2012.